Cells

KSOE to Demonstrate Fuel Cell-Applied Ship Operation

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group speeds up the era of eco-friendly ships by launching a demonstration project to apply fuel cells, which are in the spotlight as a…

Solar Cell

Organic Solar Cell Breakthrough Improves Performance and Stability

Scientists at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have made a breakthrough using water treatment for morphology control in organic solar cells.

Solar Cell

Carbon Nanotubes Boost Efficiency in “Nanobionic” Bacterial Solar Cells

Engineers at EPFL have found a way to insert carbon nanotubes into photosynthetic bacteria, which greatly improves their electrical output.

Solar Cell

Perovskite Solar Cells Became a Reality

Perovskites hold promise for creating solar panels that can be applied as a coating, even on flexible and textured surfaces.

United States

Toyota to Collaborate with US DOE on Fuel Cells for Power Generation

Toyota’s fuel cells technology is to form the basis for a power generation research programme as the DOE seeks to advance the development of clean hydrogen.

Electric Car

BMW Bets on Cylindrical Battery Cells for New Class of EVs From 2025

BMW will power its new class of electric vehicles to be released in 2025 with cylindrical battery cells made in six factories by partners including China's CATL…

Solar Cell

Green Material Absorbs Light More Strongly Than Conventional Solar Cell Technologies

Solar cells are vital for the green energy transition. They can be used not only on rooftops and solar farms but also for powering autonomous vehicles, such as …

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Announces Second European Battery Plant in Hungary

CATL is to build a new battery plant in Hungary. €7.34bn plant will be built in Debrecen and will supply both cells and modules to European automakers

Solar Power Panel

Canadian Solar Plans US$9 Billion Polysilicon, Cell and Module Factory in China

Canadian Solar plans to build an integrated PV manufacturing plant in Western China, with a capacity of 200,000MT of high-purity polysilicon, 10GW of both cells…

United States

US Launches Research Group to Grow Domestic Solar Industry

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Decades in the Making – New Catalyst Could Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells Affordable

This huge development, in the opinion of the researchers, will eventually help to fully realize the enormous potential of hydrogen fuel cells.

Solar Cell

New $20M Research Group to Support Growth of US Solar Industry

It aims to make cadmium telluride solar cells – the second most common PV technology in the world after silicon – less expensive and more efficient.

New Method Could Make Green Energy Production Cheaper and More Reliable

RUDN Professor, together and his colleagues from Bulgaria, Iran, and the UK, has proposed a new way to make fuel cells – electrochemical energy sources.

Solar Cell

Pyramid Lenses Catch Light From Any Angle to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

Solar cells are an increasingly important source of renewable energy, but there’s still room for improvement. Stanford engineers have now developed a pyramid-s…

Solar Power Panel

New Thermophotovoltaic Cells Turn Heat Into Electricity More Efficiently Than a Steam Turbine

Jennifer Chu at MIT describes new research, in collaboration with NREL, that has led to a prototype solid-state heat engine that can operate at up to 2,400 deg…